Saturday, December 5th
Audubon’s Animal Ambassadors
1:00-2:00 pm
Meet the non-human members of Audubon Greenwich’s teaching team. Take a close look at the snakes, turtles, frogs, and insects during this fun class with an Audubon naturalist.
Space limited.
Call the Store at (203) 869-5272 x221 to sign up.
After this class, the family can enjoy the music concert.
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A celebration of music and nature to welcome the winter solstice and the holiday season. The family-friendly events will showcase an original children’s musical designed for this event by The Greenwich Performing Arts Studio (Dec. 5th, 12th), as well choral concerts performed by The Bows and The Good News Gospel Choir (Dec. 6th) and Musica Plenti (Dec. 13th). Musica Plenti is an award-winning vocal chamber ensemble formed in Connecticut in 1987.
A two-hour training session will be held at Audubon Greenwich in an effort to teach people how to identify the Asian Long-horned Beetle (ALB), the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and the tell-tale signs that indicate an infected tree. These wood-boring beetles infest several hardwood trees including maple, elm, willow, birch, horse chestnut and poplar and can kill a tree in 3-5 years. They came to the US from China in wooden pallets or packing material and are now killing groves of trees in nearby areas, including New York, Long Island, and New Jersey.
Since winter is a great time to see what is going on in our deciduous trees, please take this opportunity to learn about these beetles and help look for the first signs of these insects while your out counting birds or walking in the woods. Please note: the larval form of these beetles can be transported unknowingly in firewood.
This event is offered free of charge but RSVPs are required.
For more information about these insects, call the guest speaker, Rose Hiskes, a Diagnostician & Horticulturist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station at (203) 974-8483 on Mon/Wed/Fri or (860) 683-4977 on Tues/Thurs.
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Musica Plenti’s Winter Solstice Music Festival
Saturday, December 5th & 12th at 2:00 pm
Sunday, December 6th & 13th at 3:00 pm
at Audubon Greenwich
A celebration of music and nature to welcome the winter solstice and the holiday season. The family-friendly events will showcase an original children’s musical designed for this event by The Greenwich Performing Arts Studio (Dec. 5th, 12th), as well choral concerts performed by The Bows and The Good News Gospel Choir (Dec. 6th) and Musica Plenti (Dec. 13th). Musica Plenti is an award-winning vocal chamber ensemble formed in Connecticut in 1987. For tickets, call (203) 637-3058.
Visit their website: www.musicaplenti.org for more information.
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Sunday, December 6th
Protect Our Trees From Invasive Insects:
A workshop about the
Asian Long-horned Beetle & Emerald Ash Borer
Led by Rose Hiskes
from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
2:30-4:30 pm
A two-hour training session will be held at Audubon Greenwich in an effort to teach people how to identify the Asian Long-horned Beetle (ALB), the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and the tell-tale signs that indicate an infected tree. These wood-boring beetles infest several hardwood trees including maple, elm, willow, birch, horse chestnut and poplar and can kill a tree in 3-5 years. They came to the US from China in wooden pallets or packing material and are now killing groves of trees in nearby areas, including New York, Long Island, and New Jersey.
Since winter is a great time to see what is going on in our deciduous trees, please take this opportunity to learn about these beetles and help look for the first signs of these insects while your out counting birds or walking in the woods. Please note: the larval form of these beetles can be transported unknowingly in firewood.Co-sponsored by the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Greenwich Land Trust, Garden Education Center, Knollwood Garden Club, Northwest Greenwich Association, Northeast Greenwich Association, Old Greenwich Association, Greenwich Conservation Commission, and the League of Women Voters of Greenwich.
This event is offered free of charge but RSVPs are required.
To sign up, leave a message at( 203) 869-5272 x239
or email jcordulack@audubon.org.
For more information about these insects, call the guest speaker, Rose Hiskes, a Diagnostician & Horticulturist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station at (203) 974-8483 on Mon/Wed/Fri or (860) 683-4977 on Tues/Thurs.
Information is also available online at: www.ct.gov/caes.
To see a video about this insect in English or Spanish, visit: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/alb/albvideo/albvideo.shtm.
Jeff Cordulack
Events and Communications Manager
Audubon Connecticut/Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
(203) 869-5272 x239
(203) 613-8813 (cell)
jcordulack@audubon.org
www.greenwich.audubon.org
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